# 2012 São Leopoldo mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [São Leopoldo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo.md), October 7, 2012

Anibal Moacir da Silva won with 55.9% of the vote, 13.8 points ahead of Ronaldo Miro Zulke.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anibal Moacir da Silva | PSDB | 65,204 | 55.9% | Elected |
| Ronaldo Miro Zulke | PT | 49,111 | 42.1% |  |
| Fernando Antônio Henning Junior | PPS | 2,229 | 1.9% |  |

Valid votes: 116,544

Turnout: 85.1% (134,922 of 158,624 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Heliomar Athaydes Franco, 51.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Ary Jose Vanazzi, 46.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Ary Jose Vanazzi, 30.3%
- October 7, 2012: Anibal Moacir da Silva, 55.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ary Jose Vanazzi, 77.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ary Jose Vanazzi, 50.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Waldir Artur Schmidt, 57.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ronaldo Feijo Ribas, 50.0%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 7, 2012

- [São Leopoldo Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2012-10-07-local.md) (11,133)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2012](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2012), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in São Leopoldo

- 2012 São Leopoldo mayoral election
- [2012 São Leopoldo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.